Synonyms: barst, gaping, kier, kloof, spleet, split, spouw, spagaat, spreidzit
| Part of speech | common noun |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈklovə/ |
| Hyphenation | klo·ve |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | kloven |
| Diminutive | |
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| Singular | Plural |
| kloofje | kloofjes |
| Catalan | clivella; escletxa; esquerda |
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| Czech | puklina; trhlina; štěrbina |
| Danish | spalte |
| English | crack; crevice; cleft; gap; split; fissure; chink |
| Esperanto | fendo |
| German | Spalte; Spalt; Ritze; Riß; Kluft |
| Italian | crepa; fessura; screpolatura |
| Portuguese | fenda; greta; racha |
| Russian | щель |
| Saterland Frisian | Kleeuw; Glieuwe; Boarst; Skrieuw |
| Spanish | grieta; hendedura; quebraja |
| Swahili | ufa |